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A ball is dropped from a spacecraft revolving around the earth at a height of `1200km`. What will happen to the ball ? .

A

It will down to the earth gradually

B

It will go very far in the space

C

It will continue to move with the same speed along the original orbit of spacecraft

D

It will move the same speed , tangentially to the spacecraft

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